MUMBAI: The trailer of Salakaar, the much-awaited JioHotstar original directed by the relentless, visionary Faruk Kabir, is finally out, and let’s just say… it doesn’t whisper, it ROARS. With a cast led by Mouni Roy, Naveen Kasturia, and Mukesh Rishi, and the air of a spy thriller dipped in patriotism and emotional chaos, Salakaar isn’t your regular sleek show, it’s a punch to the gut and a fire in the chest.
While the stylized action sequences are already getting praise, what sets them apart is the heart they’re rooted in. This isn’t action for the sake of cool, this is action that bleeds.
“For me, action isn’t choreography, it’s emotional crescendo,” Kabir shares. “Every punch, every chase, every fall is an extension of a feeling, love, fear, rage, even heartbreak.” And he means it. So much so, that he’s often behind the camera himself during those sequences. “I don’t see action as a formula. I shoot it myself when I have to, because I need it to feel raw. Lived in. Not staged. I remember telling Vidyut in one of my older films, ‘Forget what you know. Now fight like a broken guy from Lucknow would.’ That’s the kind of truth I chase.”
In Salakaar, he brings that same raw pulse to the journey of a man who’s not born a hero, he’s becoming one. A spy-in-the-making in 1978, fumbling, hurting, rising. “He makes mistakes. But even in his failures, there’s a heroism. A madness. That’s what this show is about — that honest, flawed, emotional fight,” Kabir says.
With its stunning scale, a mood that grips you by the collar, and Faruk Kabir’s signature ‘emotion-in-action’ style, Salakaar is ready to explode just before Independence Day on JioHotstar.
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